Ζεύς

See also: Ζευς

Ancient Greek
Ὁ θεὸς καλέεται Ζεύς. ― Ho theòs kaléetai Zeús. ― The god is called Zeus.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Cognate with Sanskrit द्यु (dyú), Latin Iuppiter, Old English Tīw, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ζεύς • (Zeús) m (genitive Διός); third declension

  1. Zeus
    Παῦε λέγων, μὰ τὸν Δία
    Paûe légōn, mà tòn Día
    Stop talking, by Zeus
  2. a name of the emperors of Rome
  3. referring to other gods, such as Amun, Baal, Ahura Mazda
    1. (with καταχθόνιος (katakhthónios) or χθόνιος (khthónios)) = Hades

Inflection
Irregular declension of ὁ Ζεύς; τοῦ Δῐός (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ζεύς
ho Zeús
Genitive τοῦ Δῐός / Ζηνός
toû Diós / Zēnós
Dative τῷ Δῐῐ́ / Ζηνῐ́
tôi Dií / Zēní
Accusative τὸν Δῐ́ᾰ / Ζῆνᾰ
tòn Día / Zêna
Vocative Ζεῦ
Zeû
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Forms in Ζην- are poetic.

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